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Both sides now? Critics slam DOJ moves to dismiss convictions of Trump allies November 11, 20265:00 AM ET

Carrie Johnson

Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Trump, attends a pre-trial conference hearing in a fraud case against him in February 2025. Steven Hirsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Biden-era Justice Department portrayed the contempt of Congress case against Steve Bannon as open and shut.

Bannon declined to cooperate with the House committee that investigated the siege on the U.S. Capitol, flouting a subpoena and refusing to show up for an interview. A trial jury in Washington, D.C., deliberated for less than three hours before delivering a guilty verdict. A federal appeals court upheld that verdict.